“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Mathew 6:34).
In Uganda the National Examination Board has just released a timetable for examination. One can imagine a certain anxiety for those who are going to sit along with parents. And once they sit when results return depending on one’s performance there is bound to be heightened anxiety over where one would be admitted.
Anxiety is a common experience of everyday life. We are anxious whenever faced with a situation whose outcome is unclear. If you are in a job where changes are happening a certain anxiety may seep you. Are you going for a health check for that recurring pain, you will be anxious if this poses a greater danger! When you see rising cost of living against a fixed income, certainly you get anxious how you will manage.
When faced with anxiety the Apostle Paul admonishes us, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” ! ( Philippians 4:6). For our anxieties can get the better part of us especially when we let them consume us, perhaps to a point of stillness. Yet here Paul advises us the best course of action is to bring “all these worries” to the feet of God. He will give us a certain peace.
Today, if you are anxious over any matter, well it’s only normal to feel so whenever you are uncertain over such. But rather than let such fears oppress you and affect your peace, surrender all to God in total trust, “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7).
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, where there is a matter troubling me and I am anxious I surrender all to you, trusting you are in total control and, may the peace of God that surpasses human understanding cover me, this I pray in Jesus’s name!
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18/05/2024 - 19/05/2024 All day“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.” (Colossians 2:15)
Perhaps one of the most inspiring passages in the Bible with enduring lessons is where Moses pleads to Pharaoh to let the Jews go. Instead Pharaoh dared Moses if he had the power as that of a king. Challenged to “perform a miracle” Moses turned to Aaron who threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs (Exodus 7: 9-12).
What we see here is the presence of occult powers in high places, as is true even today. A common mistake by some is to deny the existence of the occult behind certain thrones or power centers, especially in instances where we find those putting on a genteel manner of social respectability. There are also those who through their education and confined exposure to the spirit realm of things, doubt the existence of occult powers. The reality is that in the world we live in the enemy is much at work. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
In this passage we see that while Pharaoh did release his snakes the staff God had placed in the hands of his messenger, Moses, was far greater and swallowed all. Here is the point. As believers we do have a far greater and mighty power to protect us from any attacks of the enemy. It is the blood of the lamb. As it is written, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony...” (Revelation 12:11).
Today whatever snakes you may encounter from anywhere be assured that you have a far greater power than of the enemy. It is the blood of Jesus. As His word says, “call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me” (Psalm 50:15).
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I pray for protection from the attacks of the enemy by the blood of the lamb, this I pray in Jesus’name.
